The only city spanning two continents, bridging empires
Explore Istanbul with Wexplo, an AI audio guide that narrates Hagia Sophia's transformation from church to mosque to museum and back to mosque, the Grand Bazaar's 500-year-old trade routes, and the Bosphorus strait that divides Europe and Asia. Istanbul is where the Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern Turkish worlds converge.
Free on iOS and Android. No account required to start exploring.
Open the app and go. GPS triggers stories automatically as you move.
Hear narrated stories, ask follow-up questions, and explore at your own pace.
Istanbul's layers of civilizations make it overwhelming without context. Wexplo narrates the Byzantine foundations beneath the Ottoman mosques, the trade routes that converged at the Grand Bazaar, and the Bosphorus geography that gave the city its strategic importance for 2,500 years.
April to May or September to November for comfortable walking between the hills.
Turkish, English
Walk from Sultanahmet to Galata across the Galata Bridge in the late afternoon. Fishermen line the bridge, the mosques of the Old City glow behind you, and Wexplo narrates the Golden Horn waterway and the Genoese traders who built the Galata Tower ahead.
Yes, Wexplo is free to download and use in Istanbul. The app generates AI-powered audio stories about places as you explore. A premium subscription is available for additional features like offline mode and deeper content.
Wexplo can cache stories for offline use. Download stories before your trip and listen without an internet connection while walking through Istanbul.
Wexplo generates stories in over 14 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, Hindi, and more.
Unlike group tours with fixed schedules, Wexplo lets you explore Istanbul at your own pace. Stories trigger automatically by GPS as you walk — no waiting, no rushing, completely hands-free.
Download Wexplo for free and let AI-powered audio stories guide you through Istanbul. Works offline, supports 14 languages.